{"id":247,"date":"2011-12-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/blog\/?p=247"},"modified":"2011-12-20T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T12:00:00","slug":"teaseday-prophecy-trilogy-vampire-romance-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/20\/teaseday-prophecy-trilogy-vampire-romance-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaseday – Prophecy Trilogy – vampire romance books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today my Teaseday post comes from another of my current books on offer. In fact, it is for the entire Prophecy Trilogy<\/b> but I can only share an excerpt from one so chose the first in the series, Prophecy: Child of Light<\/b><\/a>. The Prophecy Trilogy<\/b> is part of my popular Vampires Realm romance series<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the moment, I have a fantastic offer on a selection of my ebooks. There are plenty of fantastic reads to choose from, all priced between $0.99 and $2.99 and in a range of lengths between novella and long novels, and a variety of paranormal romance sub-genres including sinful angels, sexy vampires, seductive werewolves, and even a super-hot demon and sassy witch pairing. Offers end 15th January 2012.<\/p>\n

The Prophecy Trilogy<\/b> books are on offer for only $0.99 each, which means you get the entire trilogy for just $2.97 and save yourself $6! How great is that? You can get the books on Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony Reader, Smashwords and other retailers.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the books, including excerpts and reviews, and these great offers at: http:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/paranormal-romance-ebook-offers.php<\/b><\/a> <\/p>\n

Here are the blurbs for the three books in the Prophecy Trilogy<\/b> and then an excerpt from book one and a link to a 70,000 word excerpt…<\/p>\n

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Prophecy: Child of Light [book 1]<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

F E Heaton<\/b>
A vampire unlike any other, Prophecy lives life in the dark until the night she encounters Valentine, a gorgeous vampire who is both her enemy and the man who will change her life forever.<\/p>\n

Convinced that the prophecy about her is wrong and unable to ignore the vision of them that he saw in her blood, Valentine goes against his orders to execute Prophecy and kidnaps her instead. The attraction between them grows as they search for the truth behind the prophecy, battle a dark evil that threatens to destroy the world, and attempt to evade their families and the Law Keepers.<\/p>\n

When the truth about her is revealed, will Prophecy be strong enough to face it? Will they discover a way to save the world from Hell? And will they finally see past the hatred bred into them by their families and surrender to their love?<\/p>\n

The first novel in the Vampires Realm series, Prophecy: Child of Light, is part one in an epic tale of love and war that is sure to capture your heart and leave you craving more.<\/p>\n

Available in e-book from:<\/b>
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Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea [book 2]<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

F E Heaton<\/b>
The final battle draws closer. Prophecy’s world becomes darker and more dangerous, pushing her to the limit and testing her strength and her heart, almost breaking her. Old friends turn their backs, leaving her to fight with the help of an unlikely ally and forcing her to call on the devastatingly seductive and powerful Lord Hyperion for assistance.<\/p>\n

Struggling to rescue Valentine from the malicious hands of her blood brother, Arkalus and the lord of Aurorea, Kalinor, Prophecy discovers just how powerful she is and how far people will go to stop her from fulfilling her destiny. Lives are lost, battles are won, and the scroll foretelling the prophecy is finally completed, but nothing can prepare them for what lies ahead.<\/p>\n

When her visions show her the path that must be taken, will Prophecy be able to do what is necessary? Are Prophecy and Valentine ready to command the power they’d never thought would be theirs? And are they strong enough to fight the evil of their true enemy?<\/p>\n

Following on from Prophecy: Child of Light, the tension rises and love grows in Prophecy: Caelestis & Aurorea, a thrilling second part to this story that draws you into a dark, dangerous world of vampires, magic and the war to end all wars.<\/p>\n

LIMITED\u00c2\u00a0TIME SPECIAL\u00c2\u00a0OFFER: Only $0.99 (normally $3.99) as part of my Winter Warmers deal – offer ends 15th January 2012. Find out more about the offer and where it is available<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Available in e-book from:<\/b>
Author’s website:<\/b> http:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/ebooks.php?title=Prophecy:%20Caelestis%20and%20Aurorea%20[book%202]<\/a>
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Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising [book 3]<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

F E Heaton<\/b>
An enemy with unimaginable power and bloodlines with centuries of hatred bred into them, two things that threaten to tear Prophecy and Valentine apart as they fight for their lives and their future together. Their vain attempt to join their houses into one army drains the last of their strength, leaving them more vulnerable than they’ve ever been. The tension escalates between the bloodlines, and, more dangerously, between Valentine, Prophecy and Venturi. As everything crumbles around them, defeat seems inevitable.<\/p>\n

In one decisive move, their enemy turns the tables against them, taking what is most important to Prophecy and leaving her to fear that the terrifying visions she’s been having are coming true. An enemy becomes a friend, guiding her in her time of need, and a friend becomes an enemy. Death, destruction and danger surround her, but the help of an old ally brings her the army she needs and the dark moon brings her the power to fight the legions of Hell.<\/p>\n

When the time comes, will Prophecy be able to do what’s necessary or will the sacrifice she must make be too painful to go through with? Does she have the strength to stop Hell from being unleashed into the world and save the ones she loves at the same time?<\/p>\n

The dramatic conclusion to the Prophecy story, Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising is a gripping tale of love and war that will take hold of you, set your heart racing and not let you go until the very last page.<\/p>\n

LIMITED\u00c2\u00a0TIME SPECIAL\u00c2\u00a0OFFER: Only $0.99 (normally $3.99) as part of my Winter Warmers deal – offer ends 15th January 2012. Find out more about the offer and where it is available<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Available in e-book from:<\/b>
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EXCERPT FROM PROPHECY: CHILD OF LIGHT<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

When he approached them, Valentine nodded at the two guards that were flanking the main entrance of his family\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s house. The rain was falling fast now, the wind driving it hard against the fa\u00c3\u00a7ade of the old mansion and saturating the heavy black coats the guards wore. He mused that they wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t provide much protection against the weather tonight.<\/p>\n

Stepping out of the darkness and into the brightly lit hall of his home, he unbuttoned his long coat while he walked along the corridor and through the entrance reception room. Shaking the excess water off his jacket, he kept his eyes fixed straight ahead, ignoring the vixens of his household as they called to him. He didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have time for making sport tonight.<\/p>\n

Tonight he had more serious business to attend to.<\/p>\n

His thoughts drifted to the female vampire. She had been slim, her dark tunic top and trousers clinging to her figure as she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d defiantly stood before him in the rain. Her long hair had been soaked and had hung in loose tendrils. The darkness of it had made her face seem even paler than it probably was, drawing his attention to it. Her round dark eyes had spoken volumes to him, but all in a language that he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand. There had been something about her that had drawn him in until he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been powerless to resist seeing what she held in her blood. Little had he known that what he would see would only confuse him. If instinct had told him that, he would have let her go.<\/p>\n

Let her go?<\/p>\n

By the Devil, he wished he had.<\/p>\n

He wished she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d answered his damn questions, wished he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d never laid eyes on her.<\/p>\n

He stopped just short of the heavy wooden doors that led into the main reception room.<\/p>\n

What was he doing?
<\/a>He almost laughed aloud at himself while he tried to make sense of the thoughts that were running riot through his mind. He shut them down. To think such things was mutinous, disloyal. His hands curled into tight fists, his nails digging into the softer skin of his palms while he stared unseeingly at the dark doors. It was his duty to report this. It didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seen in her blood.<\/p>\n

Taking a weary step forwards, he pushed the doors open. Everything felt heavy, his limbs, his heart, and his head. It all conspired to make him feel as though he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take another step towards his destination, and that he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell his lord what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d discovered tonight.<\/p>\n

The sounds of merriment drifted into the background as he pushed on, walking into the room and closing the doors behind him. He could feel all eyes on him and he knew what they were thinking.<\/p>\n

He didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t belong here.<\/p>\n

He was too young to be a part of this hallowed scene, this sanctum for the elder vampires of his family, this place where they hid themselves away from the idle play of the children. His place was here, whether they liked it or not. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d worked hard to attain his position. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d spent over two centuries as a loyal servant to his lord and a dutiful son of his bloodline.<\/p>\n

He looked down at his hand, almost seeing the smear of blood that had stained his fingers not thirty minutes ago. Her blood. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all it was. Just blood. There was nothing more to it. It was responsible for the disquiet he felt inside. It was always a danger when drinking from another of the seven pure bloodlines. They had power, enough to intoxicate the drinker and make them believe the things that the blood whispered to them.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Good hunting?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d A voice cut through the noise and reached his ears.<\/p>\n

Peeling his jacket off, he handed it to Cornelius who was approaching him from the side.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153No\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6interesting hunting,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he answered, stopping a few feet inside the room.<\/p>\n

Cornelius arched a brow at the soaking wet coat and then neatly arranged it over his arm. Valentine gave him a look that warned him not to complain. The only reason that Cornelius could enter this area of the house was because the young vampire was his aide. That title meant bearing everything that he threw at him\u00e2\u20ac\u201deven wet coats. He knew his friend would do almost anything he asked so long as it afforded him such standing amongst their family and so long as he treated him well.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Did you run into him?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cornelius asked.<\/p>\n

Valentine touched a lone finger to his lower lip, remembering the sweet taste of her blood. He could smell it still, knew it continued to stain his lip for all to see.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153No\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6a her.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

His eyes scanned over the plush plum walls of the room, their height almost reaching forty foot. He ignored all the looks he was receiving while he searched the balcony and then the floor in front of him.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Who?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

When he failed to find who he was searching for, his eyes fell to rest on an ornate mahogany door directly opposite him. His stomach squirmed for a moment and then settled when he reminded himself of his duty to his family. It was just her blood trying to work its will and contaminate him. That was the only reason he felt this way.<\/p>\n

He nodded towards the door. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That would be telling. Is he in?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Cornelius frowned. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s engaged with Indigo.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Not any more he isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. This is more important than pandering to that girl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s needs.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Valentine moved swiftly towards the closed door, continuing to block out the mutterings of his elders.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What is it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cornelius hurried after him.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You shall hear in time. I have to tell him first. I shall be a dead man if you know before him.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You already are a dead man,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cornelius said as one of the men guarding the door stopped him and held him back as Valentine passed.<\/p>\n

Valentine smiled and continued walking towards the door. His friend always had a habit of wanting to know everything first, but this time he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t risk his lord\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s anger by letting Cornelius know before Kalinor heard.<\/p>\n

Taking a deep breath, he rolled his shoulders in an attempt to relieve some of the tension in his body and then pushed the mahogany door open, striding confidently into the room.<\/p>\n

He ignored the alluring smile that Indigo gave him when she pulled away from her mate and slowly covered herself, drawing her black hair down over her bloodied neck. Blanking her attentions, he looked straight at Kalinor.<\/p>\n

When his lord looked back at him, Valentine walked quickly towards him. He took Kalinor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hand, pressed a kiss to the ring on his finger and then looked up into his eyes.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Valentine,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kalinor greeted him dryly with an empty smile that barely masked his annoyance over the disturbance. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t this have waited?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am afraid not, my lord.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Valentine bowed his head. He didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to look up in order to see the displeased look that his lord would be giving him.<\/p>\n

Kalinor rarely bestowed it upon him though. Usually it was one of the other vampires in the household who was on the receiving end. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seen it often enough to know exactly what Kalinor would look like. His lord would be leaning against the large ebony desk, his long arms folded across his chest and his blue eyes watching him intently for a sign of why he was being disturbed.<\/p>\n

Risking a glance, Valentine saw that he looked exactly as predicted.<\/p>\n

Kalinor preened his sandy brown hair back into place and then scratched under his thin jaw before moving around his desk. He carefully arranged the tails of his long, ornately embroidered black jacket into place and sat down. Valentine watched him wave a hand at Indigo, silently dismissing her, and then found Kalinor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eyes meeting his again.<\/p>\n

Valentine moved to the chair on the opposite side of the desk, sat and met Kalinor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gaze.<\/p>\n

The elder vampire stared at him and Valentine tried to quell the desires that were rising up inside him, rebelling against his better judgement as they whispered words of insubordination to him. He told himself it would be more than disloyal to do as they asked.<\/p>\n

It would be a sin.<\/p>\n

It would be illegal.<\/p>\n

He struggled to maintain a cool fa\u00c3\u00a7ade as his lord sniffed the air and fixed him with a dark look. He knew immediately what the problem was.<\/p>\n

He stank of blood.<\/p>\n

Not the delicate perfume of human blood.<\/p>\n

It was the stench of vampire blood, of Caelestis blood.<\/p>\n

He had to tell him now. It was his duty. He swallowed hard as everything inside him told him not to.<\/p>\n

Kalinor raised a brow.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is something wrong, Valentine?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kalinor said the words with cold calculation as their eyes remained locked with each other\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Did something happen on the hunt? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve known you since you were barely turned and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a long time since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen you like this.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Valentine stood sharply, bowed his head a fraction and then walked to the other side of the room. He never could keep still. He had to pace in order to get his thoughts together and clear his head of the vision her blood had given him.<\/p>\n

He had to clear his head of the vision of her.<\/p>\n

There was something about her, something enthralling. The tiny trace of blood he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d taken from her had tasted so sweet, like honey on his tongue, and now a part of him was fighting against his better judgement and begging him not to tell his lord about her.<\/p>\n

He could keep her to himself.<\/p>\n

He shook his head to rid it of such a ridiculous notion. His allegiance was to his house, to the family of Aurorea, not to a female vampire of the house of Caelestis. Besides, if he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell him now, Kalinor would have him executed when he eventually found out about her and discovered that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d known of her existence all along.<\/p>\n

But what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seen in her blood. It couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be a lie. No vampire on earth had the power to make their blood lie. It was truth, and he had seen it with his own eyes and felt it in his heart. To tell his lord of her existence was to sentence her to death and that would have terrible repercussions.<\/p>\n

He stared at the window, watching the rain streaking down it while he pulled himself together and reminded himself that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d served this house loyally for over two centuries. Now wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the time to be disloyal, not when he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d worked so hard to get where he was. Not when he was so close.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You seem troubled.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

He heard Kalinor stand and he looked at him out of the corner of his eye. His lord looked worried. He was drawing too much attention to himself. He had to tell him now before he grew angry.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You did not succeed tonight in finding the hunter that plagues our city, but that does not mean you will not prevail. You will defeat him. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m as certain of that as I am of you becoming the Law Keeper for Aurorea one day.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Valentine closed his eyes as he felt those words plunge into his chest, twisting there like a knife. He would be a Law Keeper one day, if only he could find his voice and confess to his lord what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d found tonight and why he smelt of their enemy.<\/p>\n

He took a deep breath and felt tranquillity fill him.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The prophecy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said the words slowly and looked directly at his lord.<\/p>\n

Kalinor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eyes widened, his jaw tensing while he waited to hear what he had to say.<\/p>\n

Valentine began to pace, not wanting to see his lord\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eyes when he told him about her. He could feel Kalinor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gaze following his every move, could sense the anticipation as it hung in the air between them. His lord would know that this was the reason he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seemed so distracted and agitated tonight. He could no longer go back and keep her to himself. He had to go forwards and do his duty.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Go on.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kalinor encouraged him.<\/p>\n

Valentine sighed.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I had no luck in hunting the man responsible for taking two of our best. I ran into something else\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6something\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He closed his eyes briefly and replayed the image of her lost in the taste of blood and the thrill of the hunt. Opening his eyes, he looked at the floor and frowned. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Enthralling.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Enthralling?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kalinor moved towards him, but Valentine moved away, going to the window and staring out of it at the darkness.<\/p>\n

He watched the rain sweeping across the garden and clasped his hands behind his back.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She exists,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said and waited.<\/p>\n

It wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take his lord long to piece together what he was saying. He would know that the blood he could smell on him would have something to do with it. He didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t resist when Kalinor caught hold of his shoulders and turned him to face him. His lord\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eyes came to rest on the small spot of red that was still marring his lips.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of them?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kalinor said.<\/p>\n

Valentine nodded in confirmation.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I found her hunting, alone. She appeared to be executing her first kill. They have kept her hidden well\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6only she did not wish to remain that way.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He looked deep into his lord\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eyes and searched them for an answer to his next question. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is she dangerous?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Kalinor smiled.<\/p>\n

It was true then. Valentine remembered what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been told as a youngling, what all vampires were told. In the future, a dark day would dawn and with it would come the end of their existence, all at the hands of one of their own. The one he had met tonight was the child of the prophecy. She was going to destroy their kind.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0Kalinor walked towards the door and stopped with his hand on the handle.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153For now, this goes no further than the elders. As an envoy, I will visit the house of Caelestis. You will be there at my side to recount what you witnessed tonight and we will see what they have been hiding from us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kalinor looked back at him and gave him a grim smile. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Then you will have the proud honour of destroying the abomination.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Valentine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stomach dropped when he heard those words. They had been spoken with a smile that said what a true honour it would be to be known as the vampire who had stopped the prophecy from coming true. He stared at the door his lord had walked out of and felt empty inside.<\/p>\n

He would be responsible for destroying the abomination?<\/p>\n

What honour was there in murdering her? He couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see any, not as his lord could.<\/p>\n

He shuddered inwardly at the thought of killing her.<\/p>\n

He didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to be the one responsible for her death, didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to take eternity away from her. There was nothing honourable about what Kalinor had asked him to do.<\/p>\n

He could hear Kalinor shouting commands to the house elders when he walked back into the main reception room and stared blankly at the floor.<\/p>\n

He should have listened to her blood. He shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have tried to ignore the vision it had given him. Raising his head, he spotted the blond mess of hair that belonged to Cornelius through the heads of the elders and headed directly for him.<\/p>\n

He caught him by the arm and started up the stairs with him. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come with me. I need your assistance.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Prophecy was soaked to the skin by the time she had made it over the high wall surrounding the grounds and back to the house. Scaling the drainpipe again, she pushed the sash window up and slipped back into her room. She clawed her wet hair out of her face, closed the window as quietly as possible and then let out a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n

She was so stupid.<\/p>\n

She should have listened to her mother when she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d told her that she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t strong enough to hunt. The other vampire had been so much more powerful than her. She hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been able to stop him from biting her and she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what to make of his reaction. At the time, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d just seen it as an opportunity to escape, but as she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d made her way home, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d begun to think about it. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been stunned by what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seen, and she couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fathom why.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t as if she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d led a long or interesting life. She had spent over twenty years trapped in the same house. What was interesting about that?<\/p>\n

At least she was back safe now, and no one had to know that she had been gone. She would change her clothes, dry her hair and then go down to see her mother. No one had to know.<\/p>\n

She froze when she heard a noise in the darkness and realised that she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t alone.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Brother,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she greeted him coldly when he stepped out of the shadows by the door and moved towards her.<\/p>\n

Turning away from him, she carefully covered the marks on her neck and stared out of the window, waiting for him to speak.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Prophecy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Arkalus said softly and came to stand behind her. He moved to touch her shoulder but she stepped forwards and evaded his fingers. She saw his hand drop to his side out of the corner of her eye. How long had he been waiting for her to return? She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been gone for hours. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Where have you been?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

She bit her tongue and continued to stare out of the window.<\/p>\n

She could feel his eyes as they raked over her wet hair down to the smooth skin of her exposed shoulders.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153One day, you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to turn me away so easily.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

She frowned at his words, a thinly veiled threat that he emphasised by brushing his fingers lightly over her shoulder. Her jaw set tight and she turned her head away from him, disgusted by his attentions and wanting nothing more than to be alone.<\/p>\n

Unable to hold her feelings inside, she found her mouth moving before she could stop it. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be waiting a long time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Her words had no impact. It was as though she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d never spoken them. His fingers moved to play with her hair, his tone becoming so intimate a whisper that it made her stomach squirm.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What makes you think I won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell mother about your disappearance tonight?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He leaned in a little closer to her and her whole body tensed.<\/p>\n

She tried to make light of it, hoping that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d leave her alone and find someone else to bestow his attentions upon. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If you did that, mother would want to know why you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell her earlier\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 why wait so long? You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be in as much trouble as me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

He seemingly ignored her comment and stroked his fingers gently over her shoulder. She shuddered when he pressed a light kiss to it, the tendrils of his long brown hair grazing her skin. It brought the stranger back into her head. She remembered the way his lips had grazed her neck. An echo of the feelings he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d ignited then danced through her.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to turn me away forever. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a patient man\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Arkalus whispered it into her ear. She leaned away from him, trying to escape his touch. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153As soon as mother passes the house to me, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take you as my mate and you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to stop me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

She closed her eyes when the air shifted around her and then the door slammed. She let out the breath she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been holding and slumped into her chair, thinking about what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d said.<\/p>\n

It was no secret that he wanted her as his own. The whole house knew. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been courting her for as long as she could remember, but she had never once shown any interest in him. Recently he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d taken to threatening her, and the more he did the more she wanted to lash out at him. She wished he would go back to how he used to be, acting like a brother to her rather than attempting to be a lover. She wished her continual rebuffs would show him that she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want anything to do with him in that way, but they only seemed to drive him on.<\/p>\n

So long as their mother, Iona, was walking the earth there was nothing he could do without her consent, but Prophecy knew that one day she would be gone and then it would be her duty to do as the head of the household commanded.<\/p>\n

The idea of being Arkalus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 bride made her sick to her stomach, but she wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to stop him if Iona was out of the equation.<\/p>\n

Something told Prophecy that regardless of what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d said, Arkalus was growing ever more impatient. If she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t agree to his terms soon then there was a chance that he would take the death of Iona into his own hands in order to ensure that she was his.<\/p>\n

Changing out of her wet clothes, she slipped into a long black satin dress and lay down on her bed. She closed her eyes and pushed away from the thought of being claimed by Arkalus, and returned to her previous ones.<\/p>\n

Who was the vampire she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d met tonight? Was he one of the Aurorea responsible for the death of one of her house or was he something else? He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been alone, just like she had, not hunting with the pack like most vampires did. The way he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d looked at her after tasting her blood seemed like an image frozen in her mind. It haunted her.<\/p>\n

He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d looked stunned, shocked by the visions he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d received from her blood, and it made her shudder to think of what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seen to make him look like that.<\/p>\n

She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d suspected for some time now that she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like the other vampires of her house. They all spoke about her behind her back. Serenity had told her that much. Prophecy had caught fearful looks in their eyes sometimes and now a vampire from the other house was looking at her in exactly the same way.<\/p>\n

Curling up on the bed, she emptied her mind of all thoughts until there was only him.<\/p>\n

His dark hair, his green eyes, and the way he looked at her as though he could see straight through her, down into her heart.<\/p>\n

There was something about him that she couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite put her finger on, but one thing she knew she could be sure of.<\/p>\n

This wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be the last time she saw him.<\/p>\n

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